Avyakta Upanishad
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The Avyakta Upanishad (Sanskrit: अव्यक्त उपनिषत्, IAST: Avyakta Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. It is one of 16 Upanishads attached to the Samaveda,[2] and classified under the 17 Vaishnava Upanishad.[3][4]
Avyakta Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | अव्यक्तोपनिषत् |
IAST | Avyakta |
Title means | Non-manifest, universal Spirit |
Date | parts before 7th century CE[1] |
Type | Vaishnavism |
Linked Veda | Sama Veda |
Chapters | 7 |
Verses | 21[1] |
Philosophy | Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta |
This Upanishad exists in multiple versions; it discusses cosmology, how the universe evolved after creation, asserting the premise of Rigveda's Nasadiya Sukta that no one is knowledgeable about its origin or whether even the Supreme Being had any role in creating it.[5] The Man-Lion avatar of Vishnu presents ideas on Brahman in many chapters, but its verses also mention and revere Shiva, Indra, Prajapati and other deities. The text asserts a syncretic synthesis of ideas from Samkhya, yoga and other Hindu philosophies.[6]
The text is also known as Avyaktopanishad (Sanskrit:अव्यक्तोपनिषत्), and is listed at 68 in the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads in Muktika canon.[2]